Sample
Name
Sublimation residue made of Nontronite on Water ice particles 67±31μm containing 1wt% Nontronite in intra-mixture at 173 K
Date
2019-04-16
Thickness
20.0 $\pm$ 1.0 $mm$
Diameter
48.0 $mm$
Surface roughness
smooth
Sample changes
The sample was measured under high vacuum, just after its preparation and before the formation of a significant mineral residue on top of the sample, produced by the sublimation of the ice mixed with the minerals. The turbo-pumping enabling high vacuum was started just before the measurement.
Substrate material
black aluminum tape
Substrate comments
Cylindrical container of 4.8 cm diameter and 2.0 cm depth, which had been coated with black matte aluminum tape on the inside.
Comments
The initial thickness of the whole sample is 20 mm. As the sublimation goes on, the thickness of the sublimation mantle layer increases while the thickness of the ice layer below decreases.
Temperature
173.0 $K$
Temperature max
173.0 $K$
Type
vacuum
Fluid pressure
1.5e-06 $mbar$
Comments
The sample was kept under high vacuum
Comments
The surface of the sample absorbs thermal infrared radiation emitted from the top and the walls of the vacuum chamber, so the water ice sublimates progressively.